When soldiers fall : how Americans have confronted combat losses from World War I to Afghanistan /

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Call it the Vietnam Syndrome or Black Hawk Down blowback. It's the standard assumption that Americans won't tolerate combat casualties, that a rising body count lowers support for war. But that's not true, argues historian Steven Casey; even worse, this assumption damages democracy. F...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Casey, Steven
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Temas:
1900-2099
Casualty aversion (Military science) > United States.
War casualties > United States > Public opinion.
War casualties > United States > History > 20th century.
War casualties > United States > History > 21st century.
Mass media and war > United States.
Public opinion > United States.
Guerre > Pertes > États-Unis > Opinion publique.
Guerre > Pertes > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre > Pertes > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Médias et guerre > États-Unis.
Opinion publique > États-Unis.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Casualty aversion (Military science)
Mass media and war
Public opinion
War casualties
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Censorship and the first casualty controversy: World War I, 1917-1918
  • Bad news in the "good war": World War II, 1941-1943
  • The price of victory: World War II, 1944-1945
  • Partisanship and the police action: the Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Vietnam: the escalating war, 1961-1968
  • Vietnam: de-escalation and defeat, 1969-1989
  • Gulf Wars: Iraq and Afghanistan, 1990-2011.

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